Annak- I could do a weekday meetup depending on time, and my 3 year old would be with me, so you wouldn't be the only one with a kid. I can't take my 5 year old there though, so we can only go when she is at school.

Next year I'll be doing an external rotation for veterinary school at the San Diego Zoo, but I'm not sure where the best place to look for temporary housing might be. Craig's List isn't giving me any good leads. If anyone knows a better website to check out, I'm going to be in San Diego for just 3 weeks next March. I don't really intend to start ironing anything out until later this year, but I'm applying for travel scholarships and I'm trying to calculate out a budget for room & board for application purposes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Since the thread has been bumped: Whoa. Donuts and beer at TigerTiger, totally awesome.

Camuscando: Welcome in advance! Will you have transpo? Hillcrest and North Park are great and within easy bicycling to the zoo. A bit farther east will be less expensive. Maybe check the San Diego Reader?http://www.sandiegoreader.com/classifieds/

Since the thread has been bumped: Whoa. Donuts and beer at TigerTiger, totally awesome.

Camuscando: Welcome in advance! Will you have transpo? Hillcrest and North Park are great and within easy bicycling to the zoo. A bit farther east will be less expensive. Maybe check the San Diego Reader?http://www.sandiegoreader.com/classifieds/

No transportation, but I'm considering having my bike shipped if the area is bikeable. Will check out the link. Thanks!

Here's a bike map: http://www.icommutesd.com/bike/bikemap.aspx There is some download you need to view the interactive map but you can also scroll down to .pdfs. Also, I'm sure they will mail you a nice hard copy map; there's a link there somewhere. The bike shops here also have the map.

While there are not many separate dedicated bike-only paths that are useful for commuting, the bike lanes and bike routes are definitely improved. We now have a couple of green lanes and some sharrows on main east-west routes (El Cajon Blvd; Adams Ave) which connect North Park to points east (where living is a bit cheaper.) Lots of people commute by bike in this area and you'll see plenty of groups of riders on weekend mornings out and about the town.

The San Diego Bicycle Coalition is an active advocacy group that also has some info: http://www.sdcbc.org/

My husband's been hit on his way to work, and a good friend of ours got run over by a bus while cycling in to work. Ugh.

Hubby still commutes by bicycle (well, when he's around, he's deployed now) and it makes me worry like crazy. We got spoiled living in Amsterdam, where the idea of what constitutes a bike lane is fundamentally different.

And it would put the price at less than half of the individual bag. But 12 lb is a LOT of soy curls, so I'm interested in splitting it since I'll probably be moving next spring and otherwise I'll be padding my glassware with soy curls when the time comes. I live in Normal Heights but could probably arrange a reasonable drop-off point. The cost would be (including the amazon shipping cost), assuming I'm calculating this right, $7.83/pound - less than what they charge for an individual 8oz bag, so it's half as much that way.

ETA: forgetting sales tax, if there is any here on food, so maybe a little more. I'm not trying to rip anyone off or make a profit, I just want soy curls at less than $8/bag.

I figured I'd report back as we are now home once again :) We went to Native Foods 4 times I think. My stepfather (total omni) was a fan. My husband thought it was a little salty but we aren't used to eating out so much. We went to Lotus Cafe and we weren't really a fan, it was ok but definitely not a place I'd choose to go with other options. We went to Ranchos for breakfast before going to the airport which I like Ranchos already but nice to have a breakfast option. Also, we went to Plumeria, which is a vegetarian Thai place (in/near Hillcrest? - I'm not too good about distinguishing areas in SD proper). My stepfather was also a fan of Plumeria. I'd love to go back there because it is nice to have multiple options at a Thai place and they clearly marked vegan items/options on the menu.

Also, it has been many years since I've been to Hillcrest but driving around the area, I really liked it. I told my husband that if we move back, that seems like an area to look at to live in. One of his primary concerns is having my parents just drop in if we live close by but that would be far enough to prevent that on a regular basis.

_________________You are all a disgrace to vegans. Go f*ck yourselves, especially linanil.

Hillcrest is very awesome but also quite pricey. Our realtor wouldn't even show us any places there back in 97. I do love it though, everything I love is there. (Whole Foods and Indian food.) (And Landmark theatres and the area's very best farmers' market.)

Lotus Cafe is my son's favorite restaurant, but that's because he is obsessed with car washes and you can sit and watch the car wash while you eat. (He is 3.) I always get a tiny bit sad when he chooses there. The food is ok, but with how rarely we go out to eat, I prefer something a bit better than ok.

Not food-related, or even vegan-related (except that there's a vegan in the show), but I couldn't think of another place to post it. I'm in a show! "Miss Kitty's Wild West Revue" at the Diversionary Theatre, Aug 15-18. The theatre is just down the street from Plumeria, so you could even make it a dinner and a show sort of evening. The show is fairly vulgar comedy with partial male nudity, so if that's not your thing, I totally get it. But if you know someone who might enjoy it, I'd be much obliged if you could pass the info on.